UAE brings hope to people of determination in Egypt
ABU DHABI: Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO) and the Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports, have commenced efforts to rehabilitate and develop 60 centres for people of determination affiliated with the ministry, as part of the second phase of the “Bridges of Hope” programme, sponsored by ADQ.
This includes providing internet services to these centres, as well as internet services to 68 centres.
The initiative is part of the cooperation protocol signed last November between the ministry and ZHO, which involves creating and funding a medical caravan that travels across several provinces in Egypt to provide urgent medical care to people of determination and their families.
ZHO announced the implementation of nine medical awareness caravans as part of a series of medical caravans across several provinces. These caravans include 12 diverse medical specialities and are part of the cooperation agreement between the organisation and the ministry aimed at raising awareness among families of people of determination in some rural areas of Egypt.
These medical and awareness caravans aim to facilitate access for the elderly, children, and people of determination to medical services, allowing them to receive treatment and free necessary care. Additionally, they provide psychological support and counselling. The medical caravans include highly professional doctors specialising in family counselling and special education, covering specialities such as paediatrics, dentistry, ophthalmology, surgery, ENT, internal medicine, dermatology, obstetrics and gynaecology, urology, orthopaedics, and nutrition. They also feature a pharmacy for dispensing provided medications and a laboratory for necessary medical tests.
Three medical caravans were launched in the Fayoum Governorate, providing support to the villages most in need.
A total of 3,655 individuals benefited from the services, including 597 children and 3,058 men and women of various ages.
In the village of Al Amiriya, 1,398 individuals were served, including 127 children and 1,329 of various ages, with 1,374 prescriptions dispensed from the pharmacy.
In the village of Al Azb, medical examinations were conducted on 1,559 individuals, including 230 children and 1,329 men and women, with medications dispensed for 920 cases.
In the village of Tabhar, medical examinations were conducted on 2,096 individuals, including 75 children and 2,021 men and women, with medications dispensed for 1,223 prescriptions.